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APPLICATION IILLD AUGA. 1900.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER s. HOPE .fi-ND GEORGE A. ROBINSONQ,OEWILMlNoTON, DELA- WARE, .Assiesoss or {nut-Tenn)v TOciiAiiLEs FEHRENBACH, or

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

MATCH-MAKING rfnazmnis.l

To all whoml it may concern:

Be it known that we, WALTER R.' Hora and GEORGE A. ROBINSON, citizens of the United States, residing at Wilinin ton, in the county of Newcastle and State o Delaware, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Makin Machines; and we do hereby declare the fo lewin to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion of t e invenart to which it appcrtains to make and 'use the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in match-milking machines, and it is embodied in the construction, arrangements,

and combinations of parts presently to be cletype; to provide a niatch-ormingrnachine .with improved means and mechanism for `rreceiving, transporting, and vdischerging tile finished splint and do so automatically; the xllrrovision of imroved mechanism for parafning; improve mechanism for dipping;improved mechanism for shifting portions of the carrier to remove it from` its operative position relative to the dipping-roll; improved arrangement of the 'carrier-actuat ing instrumentalities; improved means for governing the various parts of the machine frein a single point; niechanisinsfor actuat ing the carrying mechanism independently of the cutting mechanism, and in generaties.- tures and combinations presently to be referred to.

The present machine may' be, properly termed a cut-ting, carrying, and dip ing machine;" but in this respect the mac ine comprises ,other features and is designed for other operations incident to a complete operative match-making machine.

In the accompan ing drawings We have shown a matchsmaliing'machine embodying our invention. The machine illustrated,

n "however, while being susceptible of satisfac tion,.sucli as will enable ot ers skilled in the' Specification of Letters Patent. Numan sin ing-m 4. moo. admini 25.925.

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tory operation anduse, is shown more partieh ularly for the purpose of this s ecication, and We desirev it understood t at various changes and modifications both in the lconstruction and arrangement `an be made without def-iai ting from the natur'and principle of the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the cuttingmachine or ,headf so called. Fg. similar view of the opposite side oi the same. Fig. 3 is a top planview of the same. Fig. 4 is a crossfseetion on the line :c :e of F 5.V Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section. 6 is a perspective view of the separator-,actuator means in detail. F" 7 and 8 are "dei tail perspective viewsof t e separator. Figs.' y

the carrier. Fig. 12 1s a diagrammatic view c osing the form-A ing instrumentalities, heater, 'and di ping-.

ig. i3 is aperspective view, partly in sec tion, o1 the dipping or parailnng tank. Fig. 14 is a detail perspectiverof one of the interan and the operating means for the otter.V v

mediate drive connections.V Fig; 15 is an elevation of the rear portion ofthe` machine. lFig. i6 is a sectional view'of the composition-` chest. 17 is a. datati `vievv'o the driving mechanism and cititcii.A Fig. 18- is a similar view in section.v

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in asV spaccata@ we shall describe als ,machine, referring to the various parts in their order. i Y

Splint-former or haai-PA represents the bed B the frame of the machine, and C the feed-table located at therear. The `entire mechanism to bepresently. described is driven by a single driving-shaft D, which 'is mounted in suitable bearings carried by the bed A and which receives its driving power through any suitable mechanism androm any desired source, conveniently through a driving ,-.b'elt actin on the drive-pulley D". The driving-shaft carries an eccentric D", to which is straped a vertical shaft D, the upper end of W 'ch is connected by a pind,

'mounted on a master-gear D, vdch intimiis carried by a counter-shaft Ds, mounted in suitable bearings on the uprights D", spring.- `i from the frame of the machine.

E desi nate feed.- rollers one arranged 4above the ot er, the lowermost having its p- 19. is a plan view of theA roo , sliveriiigdrnife Ff' and the spacing-knife F,

. holting or in any-other suitable mannenand venient manner, and the knife Fais ositioned stripping.rneans,`preventing the eut-ofi' portion 4or veneer-from living-carried upwardly bf the upward Vrrioveiiient ofl the knives. The

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= feed-table (l. Between tliekiiives is placed a movement of the feed-rolls, wliicliiatter are nioved only after the knives are withdrawn.

-rolls presently referred to,

"posed link or rod G, loosely connected at its ripliery entered tlireughthe aperture in the table (l, and holli of which are mounted 'in spring-pressed hea ring-boxes, so that a vieldj ing pressure is exerted against the block. f These rollers are :ivtuated hy having interineshing gears l5 .-iiid l on their sliafts,and

the uppeiiiiost shall living also provided with a i'ateliet-wlieel 1P, keyed thereon and with which, the pawl e engages, the pawl heini; carried hy the arm f1', looselyY supported on the shaft olthe roll l. To the outer 0nd of the :irin l' is c'i'iiineeted a link i12, which iii tuin-ii: connected to ii slot ted craiilffdisk e mi thc shaft lf'. By this mechanism the feed-rollers receive an intermittent inovement, and :he proportions and adjustments of the various parts` are such that the block is fedtlie requirei'l distance duringeeeli revo lutioii of the inasterpezir.

On the shaft 1.)* are secured or formed cams F, the saine heinpr embraced by the liead-lilocl s F of the reciproce/tin@r knife-can iier F". The knife consists conveniently of a plate extending,Y transversei` across the inacliiiie and has holted'toiits o rwrird face the this latter being secured to the formerby is designed to insure a uniforrncut should there be an ot'fei'leed. Thelower edges ofthe knives are tapered and sharpened in any conto he in lincfwitlithe forward Ve ge of the stationary pllate lf, which is conveniently bolted to t e iipi'iplitsDG and serve-sas a formation of the earns F is such that the reciprocation oi the knives is timed to the G designa-tesa receiving-table for the veneer or slice which has heen severed from the g. and is located in a the feed-table. A

Mounted ni suitable guides below the lahle plane below the-plane of moving into recesses in the forward edge of the table land designed to move forward to carrytlic ven cer into the cutting and forming rl"o atiiate the puslieis G', a cani g is formed in the face of the master-gear 'D, in which rollers q2 eiigrageJ the samelieinpr carried by the vertically-dis- .ower ends to the short arm of a hell-crank fi, pivotally i'nourited to the frame B and 'having its opposite arm y* extended upward and'loosely engaging 'ni e hito or reeessg" in the rear end of the pusher G. The earn g nected by unsevered ber or spliiiters.

is so 'fashioned tlnitjzhe i'i'iovi-,iiieiit of the pusher is properly timed so as to force the cut veneer forward immediately ori its being` deposited en the table G.

.il and l-ll designate cutting or forming rolls, and they are convenientl so fashioned on their' )eripherics that the )lades will forniva comp etc cylindrical, square, or any other shape splint in a wcll-known manner. These rolls are driven by the train of gears Il and Il3 and are in turn geared together so as to rotate in the opposite direction, power' being derived through the master-gear D4. As the formed splints are moved forward by the rotation of the cutting and forming rolls they are moved forward onto the grooved or corrugated table H, the grooves of which corre spend conveniently in size and shape tothe grooves of` the cutting-rollers. That the splints may be held from curling and turning in the grooves e. series of hars H are ernploycd, the same being located directly above the table H* a distance sulicient to permit the ciit splint to pass therebelow, but to prevent its displacement` After the splints have been formed and deposited on the table H* they are, as will be apparent, very closely associated and in many cases may be rliont is necessary, therefore, that the splints be separated not only for the purpose of insuring apainst connecting `fibers, but also to position ticm pro erly `for subsequent treatment. To effect tliis separation, we have devised the following instru'iiientalities: Mounted on a transverse rectangular shaft Hf' are a series of plates H". These lates are of a width substantially that of t e severed splint, and each is formed on its upper ed e with a groove h, corres ondin f in size wit the grooves of the table The plates are normally in a position so that the grooves thereof will be in aliriernent with the grooves of the table H4,

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and as the iplints are proected forward onlto 1 the groove plates by t e next succeeding splint they 4are also projected beneath transverse reta1ningbars H", carried by the slide, the bars proven ting,r accidental escapement of the splint from the grooved plates. To autoiriaticallyseparate the plates, and thereby! the splints, we have found the following nieehanisiri convenient and successful: The reetaiiinilar shaft Il is mounted inlbeariii s in slides l'l, carried on the u' per edges oft e frame B. These slides areriven backward and forward at the pro erinterval l) a bell-V eraiilc Il, ivoted to t Aframe at L. The rear erin o' this hellscrank carries a roller h",

which works in a cani-groove h, formed the H are levers its, the rear ends of which have elongated slots therein, in which work the suitable pins carried b f the actuating-hars k7, extending t'ransversclY toward each other. These bers fr enter longitudinal slots or ways in the shaft Hf and are connected at their inner ends by having T-heads formed thereonJ which are in turn bolted or secured to the outer members of the separator. By form rc ing connections inthe incliner above described a central ull is secured which materially prevents t e bindnv or clutching of theplatcs on the rectangular bar. As the bars h are connected only" with the outer `Vplates, it is necessary that the other plates be connectedin a. manner to insure their proper movement. I o accomplish this, we form on Y the V1forward en'd rear edges ci. the various -piates lugsH and convenientysta rger the zo same, the lugson the intermediate p ats be- ,ing formed smeet t h des' nates pins or screws which ess throu t e lar c opening of the lugs andpengage xedly wit the threaded opening in the adjacent lng. The length of these screws is ,such as to permit of an independent'movement of one plate reletive to the other,` so that the space between the plates is overnecl bythe length of the screws, the he s thereof v-l preventing an over movement. By this con nectlion itvvill be observed that e variation in .iithc'f-fcitent of movement'hetween the lates ggjfoanfbeeected.' Thismay be desire lem Y come instances, As'the slides Hs are moved `garward,` carrying the levers heb the'vforward 1 on opgosite sides of the shaft, their opfposite ends of ,the levers are 'carried againstcams H, mounted on the frame, the inclination of y the cams being such as to cause the op os'ite ",'je'nd of the levers tomoveoutwardn by so moving' the plates are separated through the -bars h. vCenis H1" are properl inclined to eil'ect the desired separation of t e platsandy Y are detachsblysecured to the frameg/sc that` they can be replacedby cams of 'di'rent' inv clination, ifA desired. As the slides are pro-f jected forward the separator is bron ht into close proximlt to the carrier, and in t is conseparatn *plates is less than the ength' of the com eted splint, l so that j theforward ends of t e. splints project'be 'ond the`separator to insure of a close andy positive osi- $5 tionin .v To hold the severed veneer sp ints 'v.proper y on the table G and to relieve the machine of any slivcrs or foreign slibstances, We provide an airtrunk l, having two branches l" and I2, the former extendlng np te and directly below the ltable G, while the 'latter extendsA forward directly below the pathof the separetor.` The suction crested ltlrlreu h this trunk is such as to draw the vc- Ifecr's ip close to the table and collect and remove any B'livers or foreignniatterrfrom the clamp for theentire' line 'of splints.

with twov openings, oneI a threaded openingand theother of a large diameter and:

angles, thus forming a link connection and nection .it will e stated that ,the len yh of the' nteet material as it is Vseparated by the separator. The suction throu hthe trunk may be se enred in any desire( manner. 4

Corwin mcclmnsm-The carrying mech anism is o the endless-belt type, having a sc ries of' splint-holders, which are transierred from the cutting machine or head to the paraining and dipping instrumentalities. In our construction we employ a holder or Mounted in bearings in the rear of the ma.-

chine' are sprocket driving-wheels J, the seme being locatedV on opposite sides of the frame.

'On vthe outer end of the shaft carrying the sproclret-wheelss a gear J', which meshes with the driving'gear J2, which latter is mounted' on a shaft extending across the bed and carrying on` its `opposite end a beveled inion J3, with which a corresponding pinion g4 meshes, the latter being carried by a longitudinal drive-shaft K, mounted in suitable bearings at the side of the machine. The carrier consists of two endless link or chain beltsv L, through which transversec'arrying-bms L ass', the.. hars proper being of rectangular ihr-mation and having cylindrical ends, which ends pass through the links and serve as connecting-'pintes. A The' hars L' are closely associated, and each bar is provided et opposite ends with two s ringarms Z I. To pre- `serve 'the bars in t cir proper position and against rotation, a connecting link or s ring l L2 isemployed, the seme passing throng the extreme ends of the pint e portions at right IOC Y roventi rotation of thebars in the links.

he arms if are'secured by suitable rivets l! bars L. hey are located a short distance 1.05

'rorn the links, and the space between the hers'and the'links is .on every alternate bar provided '-wit'h, a wearing-collar L. The

' teeth on the vspreeketwhee1s J are formed nn YVthe inner flange j, and the peripheryY of the wheel proper 1s extended upon the flange i* the teeth j on the sprocket being spaced apart Vsufficiently to engageA thel alternate t bers, sothatthe flange j' acts as a carryingi en e over which the chain passes, while the 1 x 5 engage thai/bers and serve thereby to force the carrier onward. The flange y* acts to. resist the transverse movement of the chainor carrier. The arms l l', have their outer ends iiaredoutwardly to form a V. 12o

Yshaped Vspace between,` and directly at thef rear of the inclined orilared portion are secured holding-strips L" L, extending transversely from one arm to the other across'the machine. v These holding-stri s may be conveniently faced with felt, lect er, or any suits able material, or they may, be simply made. of Wood. They Kare secured in position Vby suitable rivets. "lo insure the pro er nel Y compressionthroughont the entire engt oi 13e chino, the saine. being connected with tne `eanis m. The ends of these, levers are loweight o is secured to the short' ziri'n of the leditl'erei'it points throughout'the course the the holding-strips, ii'e eoni'enieiitli` provide 1 the saine with :substantially` Ufshiiped springs l lj, the curved ends olI which engage :iioiiiid the bars L', while the free ends are swni'wl to the clamping-bars. lt is genet-all) lisis able to einplo)I these auxiliary spring-s: ha: by strengthening the bars they may he dispensed `with. As the splints aro projer'te" forward ,in the separator the'iniieliine is so timed :rnd arranged that on eiieli niovenient of the separator forward :i pair nl' jaws will be presented in direct line with the splints. At this monient an opener .l is loieed forward, engaging the inclined hives ol' the spi-ingfiriiis and forcing` the sinne apart, thus perinittingr the splints to be insertedlietween the i-lani ping-bars without. ini erforenee. The aetuaition oftlie ope-nei' or expander is gm'- erned by a eiini. The ex ander is mounted on the upper end of a rocliing lever M', pivoted to the framework, while the lower end of the lover is tipped with-steel or other hard material m', which en ages the cani fmt', mounted on the `shaft of tie Wheel J. The eiiin 'is so fashioned as to cause the' expander or oponer to a proacli yat proper intervals. it is to be um erstoodV that vthere is an -expander or opener' anda nain on the opposite sides of4 themaehine; so that the spring-arms on the opposite sides ofithe carrier mayibe open siinu taneoiisly.. As Isoon as the' splints have been properly 'positioned between the clamping-bars the 'continued niovemetf'off the cani in' releases the lever Mrwhicli is 4ini` niediat-ely withdrawn'b) a spring m. 'In the iiieiinii'liili: the separator has ret1eiitei'l,'reeeired its load, and on its advanced ipove-i nient the next sueoeeding elainpiiig-bar-is presented, :ind so on.` 'lo forni a hack sto or support. Io." the eiirrier-ehain at point :lireetly opposi i-i the separator, we provide supporting-bars on opposite sides ol the insifrunie. To discharge th matches after they have been coinpletedpwe provide ifxpii'nders- (l, consisting of' levers O', pivoted to the hed and having a hardened, projection' al. their free ends arranged to bef operated by the eat-ed eonvenientl)1 direi-ily below the cams, so that. the oppositeends are foreed upward,- oiirrying the expaiiiieis into engagement with the'iiieli'ieil surface of the spriiiQ-ari'ns. A

ver 0 and serves to 'return the expander after operation; .Directly above the course of the chain and direc tly above the 'expanders O are thebarking-pluies 0, seeiireihto the, lranie. We have found that b applying power'at movement of the. carrier is largol)T aneolerated. With this in View we secure on suitable frames :i series of pulleys or sn'oeket.- wheels Rari'anged alternately one aliove the l i'ied by vertiea i the longitudinal shafts K through suitable 5 plat-ed over the 'heating is depositelon'the top of the i1 plane of the other, anden the lower sproclietf ii'heols uelorin the bevelears p, withii'lieh the bevel-gears {J' engage, t e latter being ear shafts P and are driven by unter-geur connections. The Currier beni;Y pulleysor wheels on its re turn eourse is returned to the niaehine from above, passes into the head or machine, and thence upward and backward and inits ontn wurd movement is caused to pass over or through suitable heating-receptacle, as at t).

Ior i/]i1t-tu-'nc.-V\Te provide a stationary. hoating'vessel R, mounting tlie'saine on suitable sup orts R and forming the saine with.

ii'eeiitr Vovity. 1n this eavityis phieed the paraliningtanlg R2, heat being supplied to the heater R, preferably!bysteeinfpipe eonnectio'nsromza suitable source. .Theta-init. R2 1s loosely su ported in the heater andhss;

at opposite, en( s u wardly-extending hails r. which fire pivo'tal connected to leven:` a". mounted on stan ards r, carried by the heater. neeted to 'suitable rods R, which in turn .i n connected with bell-cranks R4, pivotall)v a i i i neeted' to a stationary part ofthe merli-isn. The lower arms of these bell-cranks aree?"- tended into groowfes formed b two collars r on an actuating-rod .2, extent ing the lengih of the niaehine By drawing on the rod 2 tho hell-cranks are-mowed and the position of the tank 1t2`vax'ied laecordingflvn in 'thiseonstruetionweempio the Eldelleetlng and guiding rolls 'as hereto oresf; Itis'to be understood that an suitablenieehanisin may be employed for' eedi ng the tank R- the fea*- `tu` re. o thepresent improvement'Tesidingmm ytirely 1n the provision vof means for regulatingv or var iniy the. os1tionof the tank 1n .relittion tothe carrier, so thatfthe splints wiii not Aenter the tank.l i i Y Uompos'itio'nmltest.-At the end e( the nir.-

ehiiie is-located in the usual position the 'conv position-ehest S. This chest is formed `of u. hollow metallic easing having' e.' composition-` Hiiving 'chamber S"tliereiii, the s `face between the chamber and thi' entri' u :il1si'i{ .the

olie'st serving'iis a steam-heating sparse" intowhich a 'llexible steamwondueling ni e'js leads freni 'any suitable source, n siii'. Yb ees capes' being of the tank.

S2, which are eonvmjiieni-lv.'provided 'with eusterssvso that. the tank niiiylodily be Y i 1` "u It has been eustoniei heretofore to suppli-A t-lieeoniposifion dirti-.t y thrdugli'the "open-- ing in the top of thecliamber, and as such the result has been thiitd-h'e fresh materialbele e r. tated heating finitterial. This has been a source of great:- iui'ovance, owin to the {1n-E that the fresh material filled in t e tank \l.":.l be the 'first to be 'engged h'v` the dipping-roll To provide against this 'olfiieeiziunJ je ini-n a,

The' short. arms of the levers are ci in provided in the. opposi .i sides. ".lhis tank 1s mount-ed .on legs- Vfeeding-conduit S, leading from the top of the tank at the side oi the composition-chamber downward to and opening into thc bottom of the composition-chamber. This con duit, as will be noted, is located in the steamchest, and therefore under constant heat, so that the materiel wiil Viiniuedisntely iind its way down through the conduit into the composition-chamber. Conveniontlythe die chargeig f the conduit S3 is at the center `of the composition-chamber, and on opposite sides of the o ening we place agitstors S* of any approve pattern, but convenienti of a spiral formation. These agitators are riven b earwheelsv, securedto the protruding ends of the'. shafts, which in tum are driveny bye, pinion s, driven by the sprocket-chain vconnection-s', which in turn is actuated by the 'shaft'lf In the upper portion of the composition-chamber is mounted the dipping o'r composition roll S5. This roll' is conveniently of hollow formation and protrudes, as is usual, slightly-above the upper end of the tnk. tis driven by a gear S, which in 'turn meshes with the pinion es.

I T represents a gage-plete, and T the usual scraper. sinon-chamber an On the u per wall of the compoalso the conduit Skis placed a. removable bushing or lining Aci copper or other materiel U. This lining exytends into the chamber and conduit e con- A"siderable distance and isdcsigned to receive theV deposit ofA hardened composition at the upper ends-of the chamber and conduit. i It *is often necessary to remove 'the congealed Vci*hardened material from the composition i Ihlriib; indcondnit, or, in other Words, the Y uncouplingtoftlie., steam connection, Winch nece'ss'arilylresults in the contents of the chestybecoininghardened and which also requires' much time and labor. Ourchest is proyided with flexible steam-pipe connection whichvwil'lpermitof a. chest being'inoved a y certain','c'listance be'yondthe point of danger to the carrier, and at the same time the lengthV ofthe flexible hose is such that it is not neces seiyl to break the connection. and conseqpently cut ofi' the steam.; Thus vthe temperature of Vthe che'stgis maintained during cleaning; In this connection when the chest "is ready for cleaning it is only necessary to remove the 'supplemental lining or bushing U, which has received the major art'4 of vfthe hardened material, thus avoiding the v'necessity of using water in the chest for washing out that portion which alone, as e. rule, is

'y necessari: to be cleaned. lThe use of water in the chest usually results in the destruction of considerable composition which could otherwise be utilized.l To construct the driving connection so that the chest can if moved, we form the shafts on the stirrers und dipping or composition roll 1n sections, uniting them by suitable clutch construccomposition-chest the operat' tions, as at S", the clutching and unclutching being eiiected by suitable lever mechanis'm. To permit of this clutching or se are-V tion of the shafts, a bearing-standard 1 is. positioned adjacent to the chest and carries the gears and outward portions of the shafts. To remove the carrier-roll S' and `at the same time to preserve the requisite tautness of the carrying-chain, we mount the roll 4S on one end of a bell-crank S1", which belLcranlr is pivotallv supported in e suitable ixed standard. 'Theop osite arm ofthe bell-crank carriesen idler which is positioned on the outer faces of the carrier and above the plane of tlierollf.y V

S" is a crank-arm extendin Aout from the b ll-crank, connected ,therewit by a flexible y Y ca le oi;J chain S, which is connected with the rod 2, which, es before stated, entends back te thehead or forming-inechmoliidlief connected with a. suitableleveriiiFrech'of the operator.

lowering of the areilinfv tank and by the mechanism just escribed By rawin beck on the lver' v3 the rod causes thl g carriesthe roll S' upward awayfromthe cornv 1.

position-roll, Vso that should afifepccur iii the,A can quickly y remove the carrier from a. d'geifouspositioxrj completed and dischar ed therefrom, and-so without,the necessity o the forming and cuttin machine. 'With this endin'view We divide' t e shaft K in'to'two portions,'cne

running in `one direction dnd thel other in thev opposite direction, end on the adjacent ends o each Vportion of the shaft is formed a, miternrein* K, which meshes with a similar gear V", xedly secured to and forming a, art of mechanismV A It is often necessary and desirable,

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the band-pulley D'. The pulley Dl is cosely i l mounted on the shaft D, and itsrotation, es will be observed, causes the rotation o the shaft K, which actuates the carrier, and the 'composition roll and stirrers. Thewpulley D' is coupled to the shaft D, so as tc i"otete the same by suitable sl ding clutch mechanism V, mounted ands lined onthe shaft l) and actuated b suitab into and out o 'en agement with the clutching-feces on the pu ley. We have found that 'c "clutch of the interlocking type is eminentiy satisfactory for the purpose; although e lever V to carry it z any desirable style ofv clutch may be empioyed. i 4. i i A The employment o f theiebore-describved'j clutch mechanism is permitted by dividingr the shaft K, which is thereby permitted ro tation by the pulley independent of the shaltl).

@parution-From the above deseript ioii ol' the construction and operation it is thought lthat a detailed description of the. operation is unnecessary.i However, the general operation is as follows: A block of wood being inresorted on the feed-table, which is grasped by the feed-rollers and advanced to thepioper point, the cutting-knives descend, severing the slice or veneer, which is drawn down bythe suction created through the pipe I onto the f5 table, and at that moment the piisliers are thrown into action, which advances the v'ci neer strip to the cu tting-rolls, which immediately draw the strip forward, cutting it into.

:proper shape, and deposit the, saine forcibly feo into grooves on the table in advance. The -fnext succeedinff group of splints as they issue from the rolls firce the preceeding series into 'and slightlybeyond the separatingplates. The machine continues its operation, and rf5.during the withdrawal interval of the cutting-knife the., separator is actuated, separat-v i ing the splints and at the saine time conducting them to and between the ela inpin, :1aws of the carrier which latterhave been `i `eviouslv 3o opened by niet by the lower set of expiiiidei's and while in their inverted Vposition allowed to drop or fall from the liars and collected either in boxes or iii any suitable, receptacle. Y

While we have designated wood as the nia- -teriallto be acted on 4andof which the. splints are formed, we desire it understoo l that other material can be used, also tha stri s can be fed to the cutters, in which c isc tlie cutters act simply to eut the stri s into proper length.

It is to be .understood that the drawings.A

forming a part; of this speeilhmtion are not intended to represent in every detail relative actual proportions,l but rather that various `)arts are shown iiioreneurly diagrammat-ical. he special shaping. ol' sains and the relative sizes olgears have not been l-onsidei'ed with absolute accuracy in unil-:ing the drawings iii that tlieshilled artisan ran readily proportion the parts, the iiiveiiti\ e idea. Ewing, however, cleai'ly expressed.

Havingr thus described oui iuveii'tir-ii,wliat foriiiing-iinicliiiie, al which point they are wc claim as new, and desire to secure by Letd ters Patent, is.-

l. Iii a ,iiiuteli-niachine, the combination with feedingiiistruiiientalities, of a forming device, and tiaiisversel -inovable separating 7o devices hir the formedI splints, movable in the plane iii which the splints'lie, substantia lly as described.

2. lii a iiiatch-machine, the combination with feedingr iiistruiiientalities, of forming in- .75 struineiitalities and inetins movable transf' versely and longitudinally in the plane in.'l which the splints lie, for se arating the formed material and carrying t e same toa point of deposit, substantiall as described.

3. Iii a iiiatch-maehine, t e combination with feeding instruiiientalities, of a fortuin instrumentality, a separator for the forme device, and ,iiieaiis for progressively actuat ing: the separator transversely ni the lane in 8 5 which the s lints lie and for moving the same longitfiidiiia ly, substantially as described.

4. In a iiiatchiiiachine, the combination with means for f orminglthe match-splints and arranging theni longitudinally ofV the maf 9o chine, of separating means and means forectuatiiig the sepa rating means transversely in the plane of the machine in which the splints lie, substantially as described. ,-1

5. In a unten-,machina the combination 9'5 with splint forming iiistiiumentalities /and 'separating` means movable transversely in the plaiie iii which the splints lie and located iii rear of the forming instruiiientalities, substiiiiti"llyas described. f Ibo 1n :i iiiatcli-machine, the combination with forming instrumentlities, of movable separating means for the splintsai'ranged-to move the splints sidewise and transversely of the machine in the plane in-which the splints io5 lie, substantially a's described.

,7. In a match-machine, the combination with forming instruiiientalities, of means for moving the 'splints sidewise and transverselyA ol' the machine in the plane in which their e splints lie, substantially as described. .4.

S. In a' inatchriiac`hine,` the combination with cutting und forming rolls, of e, se rotor. oii which Ythe splint-s are placed longitu in-ally, y means for actuatin the separator' to simul# XXP, taiieously `iiiove t ie s liiits sideyvise and transversely of the mac iine in the lane in which the splints lie, to increase the istanoej,

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between the splints andriieans for remov' the splints from the sepa`rat9rk-sabstantially' 12o SLIn a'iiiatcli-machine, t-he combination with forming instrumentalities, of' a separator tor the formed splints comprising a, series otseparate holders and mehns for moving the holders transversel f to separate said holders in the plane iii whic they receive the splints from the forming instriimentalities,

substantially as described.

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l0. In a iiiateli-niachine, the combination 13o together, means .versely toward sie.

with forming instrumentalities, ofse arating means comprising a series of indcpen ent carriers, a loose connection between the carriers and ineens for moving the carriers toward and from each other, substantially as described.

11. iii a match-forming machine, the combination with forming instrumentalities, of

' separating means com 'rising a series of incleY p endently-,inovable 'p ates or carrying por-K tions and means for progressively moving the lates toward and from each other, substan.

tially asdescribed.

.12. In a match-forming machine the coinbination with forniin instrumentalities, of a separator consisting o a series of plates linked for moving the plates transand from each other, and mechanism for advancing the plates, sub-v stantially as described.' 13. .In a match-machine, the combination with forniin instrumentalities, of separating i instrumenta `ties, movable 'transversely in f the'plane in which the splints lie means for actuating the separating, instrumentalities, `nieaiis .for holding tlieormed splints on the Asaid separat, -endlesscarrier or instuinentalities, and an the separated splints, substantially as described.' y

14.A Ina'match-machine, the combination with forming-rolls, of a rooved receiving- ='which the `splints lie,

\ table, means above the ta le for guiding and retaining'the formed splints in the grooves andmovable separating devices for individui dinally of ally separating the splints movable longitu- Athe splints, substantially as described. r

15. In a match-machine, the combination with forming-rolls, of a grooved receivingtable and a se aratoi: consisting of a series of movable mem ers and means for moving the members to move the splints sidewise and transverselyoi the machine in the plane ini substantially as described.V

16. Ina match-machine, the combination A with forming-rolls, of a grooved separating- ,separating the splints, a carrier, and

table, means for retaining the formed s lints in the grooves, asparator for indivi uallyV eans for moving the separator to and from t ietable, substantially as described.

17,. -In a match-niachine, the combination with forming instrumentalities, an individual splint-separator for increasing the distance between adjacent s lints in the vplane in.

r which they' receive t ie splints from the outL ting mechanism, and moans for reciprocating the separator, substantially as described.

i8. In a match-machine, the combination with forming instriinientalities, of individual splint separatingT means for increasing the distance between adjacent splints,and means vadvancing the separating means toward a carrier, and said carrier, substantially as described.

19. In a match-forming machine, the corn bination with forming instruinentalities,of a y separator comprising a seriesof movable` members, mechanism for moving the mem bers transversely in the plane in which the splints'lie and mcansfor reciprocating theseparator toward and from acarrier, and said car- Y as described.

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-rnach1ne, the combination 2U. In a .mato

v with forming instrnrnentalitics, a separator consistin of support t ierefor and mechanism for moving the members transversely in the plane in.,i

which the s lints'lie and advancing thesuE- port tower a carrier, and said'carrier, su stantially as described.

2l. In a match-forming machine, the com.-

a series of movable inembors,a'

bination with forming-rolls, of a separator -i substantiallyas defor the plates and levers for eningstlierein, a loose inv' the plates toward and from eachother,

substantially as described.

23. In a match-machine, the combination with a drivingshaf t havin g an eccentric thereon, of a master-gear, a connection between the eccentric and master-gear for actuating the latter, a shaft carrying the master-gear, a feeding mechanism, a connection between the ipo shaft and said feeding mechanism for ctuating the same, a cam on said shaft, a pusher mechanism, a link connection between said cam and said pusher mechanism, anda knife actuated by said master-gear shaft, substan- A tially as described. q

24. In a match-machine, the combination with' splintforming instrumentalities, of splint-separating means, :reciprocfatmg slides,

means for reeiirocating `the same, means carried by the sli es for actuating the separating' means, and stationary means for actuatingA .the said actuating means for theseparating means, substantially as described. l

25.*In a inatclbmachine, thecombination with a frame, of slides thereon, transverselymovable'separating means `carried by the slides, levers pivoted on the slides, connections between the levers andV separating means, cams engaging the levers, and s lintv formingr instriiincntalities, substantial y as described. 2". f D 26, In a match-machine, the combination 

